Ovis

See also: ovis

Translingual

Ovis aries

Etymology

Latin ovis (“sheep”)

Proper noun

Ovis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Bovidae – the sheep.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Ovis ammon - argali, Ovis aries - domestic sheep, Ovis canadensis - bighorn sheep, Ovis dalli - thinhorn sheep, Ovis musimon - mouflon, Ovis nivicola - snow sheep, Ovis orientalis - urial - selected species

Related terms

• ovine

References

• Ovis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ovis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Ovis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons